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Originally Posted by Totorosama
Absolutely fascinating. They should make a symbolism thread in the FFIX section, including the "Loss of ME" thread. Also, Baku and Alexandria are real places in real life. That, and Tantalus comes from the word "tantalize," which means "wanting to cause trouble" or something. I think there's more that I found out, but I don't exactly remember, I'll go look...
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Actually Tantalus is a character from Greek mythology and the word tantalize comes from the punishment he received when he upset the Gods.
Read This Link and you will see what I mean
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There is a variation on the spelling of the word tantalize. Its tantalise, which has a totally different meaning.